Organization
overview
HOSPICE Casa Speranţei, a non-profit organization established in Brasov in 1992, is the first organization to introduce the concept of palliative care in Romania.
HOSPICE is the largest foundation in the country offering free palliative care services. The organization runs two hospitals in Braşov and Bucharest, as well as mobile teams in Făgăraş and Zărneşti, for the care of patients diagnosed with incurable illnesses. HOSPICE has developed complete palliative care services, offered in day centres, in patient units, out patient units, as well as in the patient homes and in the partner hospitals. In its 29 years of existence, HOSPICE has brought comfort and hope to approximately 40.000 children and adults suffering from an incurable illness.
HOSPICE Casa Speranţei develops palliative care at a national and international level by information, educational programmes destined for the professionals, patients and community as well as by advocacy and improvement of the current legislation.
Shared Values
In Romania, all patients with an incurable illness should benefit from adequate palliative care services at the right time, so that they can live with dignity every moment with their loved ones.
To care with professionalism and dedication for the children and adults living with an incurable illness, by offering specialized services to them and their families. HOSPICE develops palliative care at a national and international level by information, education, advocacy, and improvement of legislation.
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